Inspection Detail

Inspection: 17680141 - Donald Hamel Window Cleaning Company

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 17680141

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 05/17/1991

Site Address:
Donald Hamel Window Cleaning Company
633 S. Plymouth Court
Chicago, IL 60604

Mailing Address:
598 George Street, Wooddale, IL 60191

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7349

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/17/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/20/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360427710

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001A	Serious	19260451 I08	11/22/1991	11/25/1991	$500	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19260451 I08	11/22/1991	11/25/1991	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14213649

Event: 05/15/1991

Employee killed in fall from scaffold, not tied off

At approximately 11:30 a.m. on May 15, 1991, Employee #1 and two coworkers were washing windows as they stood on a two-point suspension scaffold that was elevated six stories above ground level. Unlike his coworkers, Employee #1 was not tied off to a lifeline by an approved safety life belt. The scaffold was built to hold no more than two employees. Overloaded, the scaffold collapsed on one end, causing Employee #1 to fall to the ground. He was killed. His coworkers were left suspended by their lifelines.

Keywords: WINDOW WASHER, LIFELINE, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, SAFETY BELT, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, FALL, TIE-OFF

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17680141			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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